John Deacon at 75: the Quiet Queen Who Left the Stage when Freddie Was Gone
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Today, Wednesday, August 19, John Deacon turns 75. Queen’s legendary bass player is regarded by millions of fans as the “secret weapon” of the British band. Despite keeping a low and shy profile on stage, his musical ingenuity and his skills as a composer created some of the greatest and most memorable hits of world rock. However, behind his legendary chords there is a story marked by pain, voluntary isolation and an absolute withdrawal of light…
John Deacon at 75: the quiet Queen who left the stage when Freddie was gone
On August 19, Queen’s elusive bassist turns 75 — a songwriter behind some of the band’s biggest hits, a musician who could ignite an arena from the shadows, and perhaps the member who understood better than anyone that, without Freddie Mercury, Queen could never be the same. There has always been something almost mysterious about John Deacon. On a stage occupied by Freddie Mercury’s extraordinary charisma, Brian May’s unmistakable guitar and Rog…
Queen – that's Freddie Mercury (every child knows), Brian May (not only guitar freaks familiar), drummer Roger Taylor (you've heard it before) – but what was the name of the bassist again? John Deacon, inconspicuous, shy of people, wortkarg and yet decisively responsible for the success of the band, both as a composer of less, but more important numbers, as well as behind the [...]
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